CBRN event in Georgia on Tue 6th January 2026

Supporters of European integration in Tbilisi gathered in the evening outside the parliament building, demanding the release of political prisoners and an investigation into the use of chemical agents to disperse protests.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on January 3, the 402nd day of daily protests, protesters marched along Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, voicing their demand for the release of regime prisoners. Activists spoke on the sidewalk outside the parliament building.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. They hold daily protests on Rustaveli Avenue. In October 2025, following the tightening of laws on assemblies and demonstrations, security forces began mass arrests of protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Most of them were accused of blocking the avenue and obstructing traffic.

This evening, for the 403rd consecutive day, Georgian citizens gathered outside the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. Activists arrived at the traditional protest site carrying national and EU flags, as well as posters, Publika reports.

Among the consistent demands—the release of all those arrested for participating in the protests and the calling of new parliamentary elections—was a demand for an international investigation into the use of toxic chemicals to disperse pro-European integration rallies in November and December 2024. There were no reports of protesters marching through the streets of Tbilisi today.

Participants in daily protests outside the Georgian parliament since December 1 have been demanding a full investigation into BBC reports that the country's authorities used chemical agents against protesters during the dispersal of anti-government rallies in Tbilisi in 2024, including the World War I-era chemical warfare agent "kamit." On December 5, they demanded the names of the chemicals used to disperse the protesters be made public.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs never purchased "kamit"; it purchased and used a substance called "chlorobenzylidine malononitrile," the State Security Service of Georgia stated on December 6. The service has closed its investigation into abuses of power by security forces, but continued its investigation into hostile actions against the country in connection with the BBC report.